14 Notable alumni of University of West Alabama
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of West Alabama is ranked #3,662 in the world and #963 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from University of West Alabama sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of West Alabama won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Geneva Mercer
1889-1984 (aged 95)
artist
sculptor
Geneva Mercer was an American artist from Alabama. Best known as a sculptor, she was also an accomplished painter in her later years. Although most of her early work with Italian sculptor Giuseppe Moretti was done under his name, her best known individual works include Joyous Boy, Pied Piper, the Flimp Fountain, and several Julia Tutwiler sculptures located at the...
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2. Peterson Bryant Jarman
1892-1955 (aged 63)
diplomat
clerk
politician
Peterson Bryant ″Pete″ Jarman was a U.S. representative from Alabama.
3. Kirsten Reilly
1995-. (aged 31)
association football player
Kirsten Jane Reilly is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
4. Ruby Pickens Tartt
1880-1974 (aged 94)
musician
painter
writer
librarian
folklorist
Ruby Pickens Tartt was an American folklorist, writer, and painter who is known for her work helping to preserve Southern black culture by collecting the life histories, stories, lore, and songs of former slaves for the Works Progress Administration and the Library of Congress. In 1980 she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.
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5. Otha Foster
1988-. (aged 38)
Canadian football player
American football player
Otha Foster III is an American former professional football defensive back. He played college football at West Alabama. He was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL), and the Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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6. Brett Gilliland
1981-. (aged 45)
American football player
Brett Gilliland is an American college football coach and college administrator who is currently the athletic director at the University of West Alabama. He previously served as the head coach of the West Alabama football program for 10 seasons, stepping down to become the university's permanent AD after being named to the role on an interim basis in 2024 after...
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7. Lawrence Samuels
1970-. (aged 56)
American football player
Lawrence "Law Dogg" Samuels is an American football coach and former player. He played college football at Livingston University, and was an Arena Football League (AFL) wide receiver/linebacker from 1994 to 2010. He was head coach of the Tampa Bay Storm of the AFL from 2014 to 2016.
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8. Jeff Branson
1967-. (aged 59)
baseball player
Jeffery Glenn Branson is an American former Major League Baseball infielder who is a Major League Baseball coach. He was the assistant hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013 and the hitting coach from 2014 until 2018. He is currently the hitting coach for the Toledo Mud Hens.
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9. Jeremy Pruitt
1974-. (aged 52)
head coach
defensive coordinator
American football player
American football coach
Jeremy Pruitt is an American football coach. He previously served as the head coach at the University of Tennessee from 2018 to 2020 and defensive coordinator at the University of Alabama from 2016 to 2017, University of Georgia from 2014 to 2015, and Florida State University in 2013.
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10. Lois Wilson
1894-1988 (aged 94)
actor
television actor
beauty pageant contestant
screenwriter
film actor
Lois Wilson was an American actress who worked during the silent film era. She also directed two short films and was a scenario writer.
11. Thomas Hatch
1994-. (aged 32)
baseball player
John Thomas Hatch is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
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12. Jey Uso
1985-. (aged 41)
professional wrestler
Joshua Samuel Fatu, better known by the ring name Jey Uso, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the epithet "Main Event" Jey Uso and is one-half of the current World Tag Team Champions with his brother Jimmy as The Usos. He is also a member of the Anoaʻi...
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13. Jimmy Uso
1985-. (aged 41)
professional wrestler
Jonathan Solofa Fatu, better known by his ring name Jimmy Uso, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand and is one-half of the current World Tag Team Champions with his twin brother Jey Uso as The Usos in their fourth reign. He is a member of the Anoaʻi family of...
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14. Malcolm Butler
1990-. (aged 36)
American football player
Malcolm Terel Butler is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). A two-time Super Bowl champion and 2015 Pro Bowl selection during his tenure with the New England Patriots, Butler is best known for his goal-line interception in the final seconds of Super Bowl XLIX, which prevented a...
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